- Transaction deposit
In the
United States transactions deposit is a term used by theFederal Reserve forcheckable deposit s and other accounts that can be used directly as cash without withdrawal limits or restrictions. They are the only bank deposits that require the bank to keep reserves at the central bank. This is in contrast to "time deposit s" (aka term deposits).Regulatory
Transaction accounts include all deposits against which the account holder is permitted to make withdrawals by negotiable or transferable instruments, payment orders of withdrawal, or
telephone or preauthorized transfers for the purpose of making payments to third persons or others. However, accounts subject to the rules that permit no more than six preauthorized, automatic, or other transfers per month (of which no more than three may be by check, draft,debit card , or similar order payable directly to third parties) aresavings deposit s, not transaction accounts.ee also
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Checkable deposit s
*Money supply
*Time deposit sExternal links
* [http://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/info/policy/res-req.cfm Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - About the Fed - Reserve Requirements of Depository Institutions]
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